the spanish had armed africans who chased the redcoats from the shores of the northern coast of south america at a time when the settlers in north america -- those who would go on to found the united states of america -- were very reluctant to fight on behalf of the british in south america because they had to engage in the nasty business of liquidating the native americans and ousting them from their land and they felt their time was better spent doing that than fighting for more colonial conquests for london. obviously, this was enflaming the ire of london that these colonists were notes inly reliable politically -- were not necessarily reliable politically. i should also mention another point with regard to this rivalry between spain and britain which helps to lead to the foundation of the united states of america. and that is that as you probably know the country known as ireland was a british possession. it could fairly be called one of the earliest colonial conquests. but of the -- many of the irish were not politically reliable because they had a bone the to pick with london as well. a

there we go. >> that has to be him right there. >> south america. there we go. that's google map right there. his route bei ining tracked by satellites from asia, to the u.s., his final stops we are told will be in mexico and south america. so far we are told he is on time. and weather-wise, what do you think? smooth sailing? >> a little bit of a headwind. we've got the rain moving on, and snow in the sierra. it will be a white christmas around lake tahoe and much of the sierra. tomorrow breezy and cool. no rain for christmas day, but highs in the 50s. that's a sign of things to come. lows 30s and 40s. a little taste of the north pole for us. >> but not a white christmas in the bay area. >> other than some patchy frost friday morning. >>> thanks for joining us. "nightly news" is next. you can find us online at nbcbayarea.com. have a good evening. >>> on the broadcast tonight, ebola scare. breaking news tonight, scientists inside the cdc may have been exposed to the lethal virus. how did it happen? >>> now playing, a christmas eve surprise. the movie that sparked

he was in south america, he is likely headed to north america. we will be tracking him soon. 0!ockÑ?çñÑñçvxqx?ñññ?óioy >> this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. >> people are sending me gift cards in the mail. >> gift cards for those with less so they can get a meal this holiday season. it is not often you can learn lessons from a 10-year-old. a boy from palo alto is showingtous true meaning of the season. ann rubin is live. >> reporter: well, ben is spreading holiday cheer one gift card at a time. he has been walking up and down the streets here in palo alto handing them out to the homeless. much to his mother's surprise, what ben laroy wanted for christmas was to do this. >> here you go. >> oh boy, is that for me? a christmas card? >> happy holidays. >> reporter: he is handing out good cheer and gift cards to the homeless. most are to restaurants and all come with a handwritten note. >> dear neighbor, love your friends in the city of palo alto. >> reporter: it was a recent controversy about the homeless being allowed to live in their cars that flagged his interest. ben's mother had d

that was still far less than anywhere here in north america. south carolina was perhaps the most comparable of all the british colonies in north america. south carolina still had a 50% white population, which is possibly even growing and reversing on the eve of the american revolution. the result is that the british planters wanted troops and wanted the major features you see today throughout these islands. in antigua and jamaica, the planters voluntarily contributed extra funds for the payment of the troops. remember what a big issue quartering troops and supporting troops was in places like new york and boston. the attitude towards the army was very different in these islands. here is another reason. i have mentioned they are economically dependent from britain. another reason still connected with the economy was that fear of slave uprising. and still a third and perhaps lesser reason is that the planters were so wealthy that and elite of them were able to go back and live in england. many of them would be educated in england. nt got taught the ass

in twoant loops and the smallest in the world and come from south america. they're sweet. they're hard to see. very tiny but they're a courtable and in the lapunty exhibit and we have these and they're adjacent to the playground here and you can see them in the holidays and the new exhibit is there and kids are enjoying it. speaking of kids we too have a winter camp for two weeks. provides relief to frazzled parents including myself who still have to work and buy gifts during the holidays. this is almost sold out. we have the highest attendance ever for student winter camp this winter so thanks to the team back at the zoo, and then i just wanted to remind everybody we're doing our third annual zoo lights. full programs starts tomorrow and through december 30. we will have the lights off for christmas eve and christmas so staff can spend time with the families. again this is free for members. we will have santa. we have a number of animal exhibits open and the giraffe bar and the komodo dragons and reindeer. we feature local musicians and this friday is the e

just recently six prisoners were transferred to uruguay on south america's east coast. joining us now, the representative of detainees early in the war. the former prosecutor in the department of justice's counter terrorism section, she's currently counsel, and representative of 18 guantanamo detainees. courtney, do the international convention differ when you're talking of a guerrilla army of a no longer sovereign government. >> they're describing them as unprivilege enemy of we ledge republicans. that's the what is used now. >> would that extend to a soldier fighting for the government. >> not just a nation-state but other legal aspects such as wearing uniform, openly carrying your arm, not attacking civilians, not attacking red cross workers, not attacking ngos, all of which not particularly detainees at guantanamo bay, but all of which in a al-qaida engaged in early on. and off springs from al-qaeda are involved in today. >> do you sympathize and protect the government, figure out who was an enemy, who was not, and keep people off the battlefield who may take up arm

liz: north korea, iran -- what about anybody in south america?in south america, you need to pay attention, there's a burgeoning arms that are being distributed. in brazil, a myriad of criminals producing the latest attack code and distributing it to anyone for the highest price. liz: here we thought it was all russia and north korea. why, gentlemen, did it take a couple of movies being stolen from sony for people to wake up? i can't tell you, we're very, very concerned about this. of course, it was terrible when you saw target getting hacked because everybody had shopped, and they were worried about their credit cards being comprised, but that's a minor problem. because the jpmorgans of the world will do the right thing. and you can switch out a credit card pretty quickly. the actual big damage may be diplomatic relations. i'm wondering, tom, between these countries perhaps. >> well, realistically here, we don't have a firm theory as it relates to cyber security. we haven't elevated the red lines where they need to be. what's important to underst

currently, he is in south america in brazil delivering presents.looks like he will turn to the north and head to north america. we are on our way to getting presents. santa still in south america. christmas day forecast, it's looking great around california. no weather worries. breezy out there, but we expect sunshine. 30 in tahoe, 63 in l.a. closer to the bay area, seasonably cool. it will be breezy with the north wind. 59 in oakland. 58 in napa, 57 in san jose. the seven-day forecast calls for a bright christmas, cool on friday with the winds. it will be a frosty start saturday morning with temperatures in some spots in the 30s. the dry and sunny pattern continues all the way through midweek next week for new year's. >> you will call as soon as santa gets to my house? >> i know you want your motorcycle. >> you meant motorcycle? >> no. it's a bike. i'm not that dangerous. >> you know who is? >> rick. >> a big finish to a bowl game. >> of all places, it happened in the bahamas. >> i wish i was there. >> good idea. >> western kentucky versus central

currently, he is in south america in brazil delivering presents. like he will turn to the north and head to north america. we are on our way to getting presents. santa still in south america. christmas day forecast, it's looking great around california. no weather worries. breezy out there, but we expect sunshine. 30 in tahoe, 63 in l.a. closer to the bay area, seasonably cool. it will be breezy with the north wind. 59 in oakland. 58 in napa, 57 in san jose. the seven-day forecast calls for a bright christmas, cool on friday with the winds. it will be a frosty start saturday morning with temperatures in some spots in the 30s. the dry and sunny pattern continues all the way through midweek next week for new year's. >> you will call as soon as santa gets to my house? >> i know you want your motorcycle. >> you meant motorcycle? >> no. it's a bike. i'm not that dangerous. >> you know who is? >> rick. >> a big finish to a bowl game. >> of all places, it happened in the bahamas. >> i wish i was there. >> good idea. >> western kentucky versus central mich

. >> it's offer referred as the pairs of south america. argentina's capital many buenoss aires. the city's oldest neighborhood, st. elmo. >> the cords ordered the city to restore the original cobble stones. >> reporter: puso's organization recently forced the government to stop working on the french plaza that would have provided access to a nearby shopping mall. >> now, the city government is suing us for damages for the amount of money it cost them to stop work for ten months. >> it is a battle between those who feel buenos aires needs to be a more modern city. these have less safety features than the mod earned ones, cost more to fix and lot slower. there is no question, they have more charm and that they get you to where you're going. but it's a fine balancing act says the city's top architect. >> the preservation of the old. >> for example, the recently renovated galleria venez looks like the finest in milan and naples. nonetheless, even the staunchest conservationists, is its present as well as in the past, however to make sure the past isn't smothered with the future. >>

protest not only in africa, but south america, specially in the amazon.r this week, i interviewed chief ninawa huni kui, president of the federation of thehuni kui. he traveled to voice his opposition to redd. and i ame is ninawa president of the federation of the hu people in the brazilian amazonni kui. >> how many people do you represent? >> i represent 10,400 people in 90 villages and two indigenous territories in five provinces in the brazilian amazon. >> can you talk why have come to lima for the u.n. climate summit? what is your message? to lima with the hope of telling the world that the historic discussions here at cop 20 amongst the 100 and five countries and indigenous people of the world and civil society of the world on climate change are historic. of course, the people of the world include indigenous peoples of the world, and we are here to denounce the problems that the governments are causing in our territory. my message is from my people and the children and elders of my community, and we are saying the climate change proposals that the go

to follow the rest of their adventure as they continue down through america, central america, south america. if you want to see "somewhere else tomorrow" check out rightthisminute.com. click on today's show. check it out on our mobile app or go to open explorers.com. >> it's a wedding photo shoot. see what she says next "right this minute." >> and still to come -- a herd of elephants starts charging because -- >> right near them was a pride of lions. >> who stands their ground. plus showing off crazy trampoline tricks. [ [ mamalele a annnnouounc] megan doesn't know that coffee breaks down tooth enamel. thankfully, she uses act restoring mouthwash. itit r rebebuiuildlds s tooth , making yoyourur teeth two times stronger. acact.t. s smimil. >>> like us on facebook.com/"right this minute." stay in touch all day long. >> animal attacks caught on video. >> this first one in zambia where you see a herd of elephants charging toward a pride of lion. >> no. chickens. no, a pride of lions. right here we can actually see one. it camouflages into the ground around it. >> you do seehe pride side he tg t

south america. here is howard cursed with more "media buzz." >> bill cosby has basically been drummed out of the television business. a woman named judy hough surfaced saying he sexually assaulted her at the playboy mansion in 1974. celebrity lawyer gloria alred pulled a press conference, as she is one to do, with three cosby accusers. >> it could be advantageous for mr. cosby to give up the statute of limitations because there is a huge cloud on his reputation and on his legacy. >> i want mr. cosby to face justice for what he has done to me and to so many other women. >> so are the media being fair in covering these latest allegations? joining us now from seattle, michael medved and christina belantoni, editor and chief of roll call. now that gloria alred has dived into this, what does his involvement do to the coverage of the story? >> i think it polarizes it. i think the motion that she's looking out for bill cosby's reputation is ludicrous. one of the things that you have to say for the cosby le

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-- domestic product of south america comes from places fed by amazon rain. 70% of the gdp depends onmazon rain. it is really cutting your nose to spite your face when you can say, well, we're going to have to destroy the forests that give us rain in order to have jobs. that makes no sense. we need to move to a post-petroleum economy. the sooner we do it, the more chances we have of recovering the productive systems that give us life. >> what you say to someone like president correa is that i want to preserve the sunni national park. i don't want to take the oil from the soil. please, to the industrialized world, help us protect this space. and he could not raise the money, so he has moved in with chinese companies and has infuriated the indigenous population there. >> i stood with the president on stage when he launched his initiative. i wholeheartedly support this initiative to keep the oil in the ground. it was ahead of its time. , great president correa idea, head of its time, maybe the world wasn't ready to pay for this. but they will be. they are now. we are now all talking abou

tribesman and women from all over south america. they have gone to lima in peru because that is where a united nations conference is taking on. nick clarke, our environmental editor went to meet some of them. >> reporter: offers. a goddess revered by the indigenous people by the andes gathered in lima to march at the protest. joining tribes across peru, bolivia and ecuador gathering to make a point. here in peru the government passed laws luring environmental standards. tribal people want more of a say on what's on their land. >> the people here do not trust the country's leaders. there's talk of double speak. the governments will be proindigenous on one hand and sanctioning the tribal lands on the other. >> reporter: from logging to oil extraction to mining. indigenous people say their lands are threatened in every direction. >> translation: life cannot be bought. here, we the indigenous people want to say yes to life, no to oil, no to cold, no to pollution. >> reporter: as the u.n. climate talks reached a last critical two days, t

mohammed, and peter greste are appealing against their convictions. and plantations in north and south america. today slavery is illegal on every country on the planet. but the truth is, slavery did not die in the 19th century. it is alive, it is thriving, and it it is bigger than ever.

its use is mirrored in south america by something that's more familiar to us today, yorba meta. we have included one willow, the coastal plain willow, as a representative of all of them. and they have a history of human use that's wonderful. this is the original source for aspirin. and so, you sometimes see the herbal remedy willow bark offered as headache cure. i don't recommend it, because in willow, you have lots of different compounds. aspirin takes one effective compound out of willow and doesn't bother your stomach so much. but both north american indians as well as europeans discovered that use. so, it is a natural analgesic. now, we looked at the loblolly pine which grows very quickly on any abandoned piece of land, but the longleaf pine is probably the most elegant pine in the southeast. very long needles, up to 12 inches long. these used to be exported as far north as new york city for mantel pieces during the winter holidays. but really, it's got much greater history of human use than that. this tree was the center piece for the naval stores industry in the southeast.

born and raised in south america and italy and germany with her father moving with the movie business. then coming back to the suburbs than going to loyola after college she passed the bar without difficulty in illinois then moved a later to los angeles where she passed the california bar into the justice department was very efficient and was therefore chosen by governor wilson to replace a seated judge to have retired and this was the first trial by jury and it could be trial by fire. >> host: did she talk to you? >> she did not i had to rely on interviews she gave the to the press as well as local newspapers. >> host: issue still an active judge? >> she is still a legal professional. she is an adjudicator in has been the mayor of manhattan beach for two terms is that of the city council. >> host: how many times a year reached out? >> guest: three times i believe. no responses. >> host: what about su family? >> they did not. i had a research assistant reach out and she said she would but when we called back the family said no. >> host: what is su doing today? >> guest: she is retired

so i guess the countries in south america where i go only to do conferences and see boring cities. i would love to see the environment in its absolute wilderness. >> uganda's supreme court just recently declared anti-gay legislation null and void. but a newly passed anti-pornography law remains in force. women find themselves in the spotlight. many have been attacked on the streets, just because the skirt they are wearing is deemed too short. politicians are largely silent on this. that's because those who oppose any law backed by the mighty churches there risks losing public support. we meet some women determined to fight for their personal freedom. >> in the hot weather of sub-saharan africa, short skirts may seem like a sensible thing to wear but politicians think too little is too much. >> exposing certain parts of the body. i call that pornographic and therefore condemn it. >> a new anti-pornography law is intended to prevent "moral decline" in uganda. women who do not dress "appropriately" may face punishment. ruth was one of the first to be affected by the new law. she is 19

if you're in south america, too.we know, the sport is really growing in other parts of the world. on sunday, the spotlight was shown on the u.s. domestic league. l.a. galaxy, what a record they have got. they beat new england revolution 2-1. the people who run major league soccer say they want the league to rival the world's best. alex has been finding out more about what people think. >> reporter: the climax of the mls season came at the end of a year in which the game has seen unprecedented levels of interest in the u.s. henri's departure from the red bulls, but believes they cemented the game's popularity. >> people do recognize quality here. >> david beckham, after finishing his playing career in l.a., he brought the rights to would have been the five new franchises the mls is looking to introduce by 2020. nowhere is the growth of the game in this country better illustrated than this stadium. one of the most famous in world sport. baseball's new york yankees have joined forces with the owners of manchester city t

now we're learning the identities and nationalities of the first guantanamo prisoners sent to south america. >> refusing to be silenced, another night ofro

not thatw involved in the conflict, but were carrying merchant cargos in the united states and south america and other places that t were not involved. they would go on the vessel and search the papers and look at the manifests.p, they tell them where to go to get the shore. they put the bombs throughout to the ship and sink it. that was considered to be more formal. that kind of negated the effect of the u boat. they would have to paddle over with the small rubber boat. re it wasn't that effective. it was a war that progressed and they began to relax the rules tr where they would slam the do in torpedo and let it go or we see that happening and by the time they enter the war, it has beend relaxed. that's sort of what is generally going on. the basic german tactic here isd to try to cutoff the shipping sp andpi also will be a is you sanu to theri royal navy surface flei during this time, having the perspective ofpect getting into war is on the fence. the germans were on a good will merchant was designed as a way for the germans to break the blockate and run out and get ace away from the oil

now to the south, flooding risk possible over the many parts of south america as we go to the weekend. we have an intense system coming into the weekend. lots of heavy rain is likely in northern argentina, pair gray and southern brazil on the weekend. ahead of the cold front, warmer air coming in from the north. temperatures on the sizzling side. your high is up to 35 degrees, but that could cool down to only 24 degrees in the next 24 hours. here's your extended forecast. >>> that's "newsline" for this hour. i'm gene otani in tokyo. ; i collect arod the world, here are the headlines. movedited states and cuba toward normal relations after 50 years of hostility. russian vladimir -- russian president vladimir putin is giving his annual press conference. -- the focus is on the struggling economy. and more fallout as sony pictures pulls the movie that reportedly prompted a cyber attack threat from korea -- north korea. cuba

the men released from south america, among them, a syrian who went on a hunger strike. the video shows the force feeding of detainees. >>> it is december 7, a day that will live in imphany. >>> tonight, the letter from joe dimaggio to marilyn monroe just after she announced she was divorcing him, sold for big bucks at auction. this holiday season, subway is celebrating you! it's customer appreciation! and we're saying thanks by offering two all-time favorite six-inch sandwiches for $2 each! the tremendously tasty meatball marinara, and cold cut combo. always made fresh from the bread up with whatever your taste buds wish. so let subway treat you with these two delicious $2 sandwiches this holiday season during our customer appreciation celebration. subway. eat fresh. the words of president fran roosevelt echo 73 years lat -- as the nation remembers the japanese attack on pearl ha. >>> the words of president roosevelt, 73 years later as they remember the attack of pearl harbor. the naval base this in hawaii that pulled the u.s. into world war ii. 2500 people died that mo

vice president biden made calls to south america. >>> family and friends are fighting to keep a hondwoman who stays in a church. navarro received a deportation memory ten years when officers arrested her. since that time, she started a family and worked as a cook until she received her final deportation order a few weeks ago. in an act of defiance, she refused to leave the west kn kensington ministry church for 30 days. >> poor people from all background, shapes, sizes, that are in support of keeping families together. >> navarro is one of eight undocumented immigrants in this country in sanctuary now. >>> there's new information in the eric garner case in new york. garner, as you know, died in a police choke hold in august. a sister station in new york reports that a judge has taken himself off the case. he was supposed to preside over a hearing tomorrow so the grand jury doubts could be released. the judge's wife works for the same helicopter that sent emts to respond to the garner call. >>> the president and first lady are opening up about their personal experiences with racism. i

transported from africa on slave ships like this, to the colonies and plantations in north and south america. today slavery is illegal on every country on the planet. but the truth is, slavery did not die in the 19th century. it is alive, it is thriving, and

largest prisoner contingent to leave gitmo since 2009, and it's the first group of detainees sent to south america. the transfer has been in the works since january, but uruguay's presidential elections delayed the deal. the state department expressed its gratitude and called the transfer a "milestone in u.s. efforts to close gitmo for good." uruguay's outgoing president jose mujica said friday that the detainees are, "coming as refugees and the first day that they want to leave, they can leave." 136 detainees remain at the prison, including 67 who've been approved for future transfers. in saudi arabia 135 people suspected of plotting terrorist attacks inside the kingdom. most of them are saudi nationals. saudi arabia is stepping up security after getting threats from islamic state militants in recent weeks. in mexico, at least one of the 43 students missing since september has now been identified. family members say the remains had been mostly burned to ashes. the discovery adds weight to the prosecutor's theory that the students were killed after being abducted by local police and turned over to

business within the union and mass a good relationship with the b u p they set up a business in south america and have railcars and the transfer in bulk into vessels. >> the next item i think jim has put more effort into it it relates to audit imports like mexico there are a couple of carries pardon me a couple of carries that discharging charge along the coast in san diego and port u negligent given the design it is suitable for audible autos but mostly for local distribution. >> this item container has bulk materials it is looking at copper as an import coming out of income. it will move specialized containers that is picked up and dump into the rail and goes we've actually been approached to move this product at numerous ports along the west coast we think that pier 80 has the capacity and the rail connection and given the high vail of the material we - and the fact there is several mines that are sort of we think there is potential. >> this next item is something that actually came in the last month the u.s. flag carry carrier that brings in back loading cargo we're meeting with them this

did was they sent all of their basically all of the germans submarine experts to place unless south america, in other countries, to develop submarine technology outside of germany. and then when the war came back on they brought them back in and began developing these technologies. but in the initial -- in world war i the initial focus was on sinking capital ships. but they realized the real success was in sinking merchant ships. so when world war ii began, the focus was immediately on predominantly on the sinking of merchant vessels. and they -- tactically they operated much differently, as well. they believed they would be able to sink, and negotiate the convoy system by these wolf pack tactics that didn't exist in world war i. this is where you'd have these u-boats that were sort of sent up as the sent ri patrols. they would see a convoy coming in. they would radio in other u-boats in the area and then kind of follow along with the convoy and do damage that way. so it was definitely a converted effort. >> we have time for one or two more questions. >> is there an environmental reason for

the red knot my greats oig between south america and the arctic every year. >>> how do the eagles respond to the seahawks trash talk is this we'll hear from the birds. cam newton is in a car accident. we'll tell you how he's doing. >>> i'm john clark. eagle back at practice today. moving on to the cowboys sunday night. and the birds have won 9 of their last 10 games against the cowboys in december. of course seattle star quarterback richard sherman was talking a lot of trash becomiabe eagles. jeremy maclin says that's what sherman does all the time and he's for getting about it. >> we got whooped. it's that simple. we don't doubt ourselves for one minute, we don't gopn't doubt t capability or talent that we have. >> more trash talk, michael bennett said mark sanchez was trying to impersonate a good quarterback. mark omg had 96 yards pass. he's not worried about bennett's comments. >> i never really had any other interaction with him other than the other night. so i guess he just doesn't like me. i don't know. but it's already tuesday. we're moved on and i think we're poised and ready to g

we actually met a couple from south america and they aren't too thrilled about this unusual christmas weather. >> i'm very disappoint. would have loved to have a white christmas. we don't get snow in south africa. white christmas would have been great. >> i was hoping for snow, too. but it's still nice. it's a great day to be sightseeing. >> i would liked a white christmas. what are you going to do. >>> we're getting a little bit of a wind that does make it a little bit chillier but still we are far far above the temperatures we would probably normally have this time of year, but it is christmas nonetheless. merry christ to you and yours. lauren. >> dave, thanks so much. take this warm weather while we have it. christmas celebrations at midnight with many at mass at cathedral basilica of saints peter panel. masses are celebrated traditionally add midnight to commemorate the birth of jesus being born at night. several other masses were held today at the cathedral basilica. >>> christmas day lunch for those people less fortunate. second pilgrim baptist church in fairmount has been offer